DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,948

DOLPHIN COVE, LLC
SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222
of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in this case
that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on August 24, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Dolphin Cove, LLC, Soddy Daisy,
Tennessee. The workers are engaged in the production of
men's and women's polo/golf shirts and t-shirts.
The investigation revealed that employment at the
subject firm declined during the period under
investigation.
Sales at the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005.
Production will cease when the plant closes in Speptember
2006.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that from 2004
to 2005, aggregate United States imports of men's and
women's tops increased absolutely and relative to U.S.
shipemtns. In 2005, the ratio of United States imports to
United States shipments of men's and women's tops exceeded
100 percent.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974
(26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification
of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met.
The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry
are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with men's and
women's polo/golf shirts and t-shirts produced by Dolphin
Cove, LLC, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers and to the
decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Dolphin Cove, LLC, Soddy Daisy,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 23, 2005 through
two years from the date of certification, are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 31st day of August, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance